THUD


Meaning of THUD in English

I. ˈthəd intransitive verb

( thudded ; thudded ; thudding ; thuds )

Etymology: probably from Middle English thudden to thrust, push, from Old English thyddan

: to move or strike so as to make a thud

an uppercut that thudded like a mallet on wood — Donn Byrne

II. noun

( -s )

1. Scotland : a tempest or gust of wind : windstorm

2.

a. : a blow or a series of repeated blows

b. : a dull sound like that produced by striking with or against a somewhat soft substance : thump

the whistle and thud of the bullets — Hanama Tasaki

fell with the dull thud of a sack of sand — Green Peyton

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